The article is organized in three parts. Background and Methods Cultural Consultants Population. Online discussions: tips for instructors. Online discussions are much like face-to-face discussions: they require preparation and active management in order to facilitate student learning.

However, added complexities exist in the online environment, such as getting students comfortable with the conferencing system and helping them to communicate clearly without the aid of nonverbal communication cues. This tips sheet outlines the benefits of online discussions, then provides tips for both planning and facilitating such discussions. Tips to pass on to your students are also included at the end. Student work is high quality.
Facilitating Effective Group Discussions: Tips. Effective facilitation of a discussion involves the recognition and employment of different perspectives and different skills to create an inclusive environment.

In order to do so, it is important to consider the features of effective discussions, and conditions that promote small group interaction and engagement. Discussion is a powerful mechanism for active learning; a well-facilitated discussion allows the participant to explore new ideas while recognizing and valuing the contributions of others. Roles of Discussion Leaders (adapted from Handelsman et al. 2006)
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Canvas Guides Canvas Instructor Guide Download Manual PDF This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Can’t find what you’re looking for? More Resources. Eight Roles of an Effective Online Teacher. June 3rd, 2013 By: Bernard Bull EdD Teaching face-to-face and teaching online are both teaching, but they are qualitatively different.

On Dangerous Myths. One could not hope for a better example of everything that is misguided about American educational thinking than this article from that grab-bag of trendy ephemera, the Huffington Post.

The author lays out her thesis thus:
2015 Guide: Approaches to Teaching and Learning (ATL) in the DP - OSC IB Blogs. Approaches to teaching and learning (ATL) in the Diploma Programme is designed to support key values and principles of an IB education and has been developed since 2011 to align the DP with the PYP and MYP.

The new ATL guide and supporting materials are intended to improve the quality of teaching and learning across all four IB programmes. As we develop Business Management programmes, teaching plans and resources, we must look to incorporate fundamental IB philosophies, represented in the Learner Profile and ATL. In a practical sense, these are represented by the six concepts underpinning the new BM guide. January and February 2015 are timetabled for the publication for all ATL materials, which will be incorporated into all future DP professional development.

ATL documents should be in IB World Schools by September 2015. ATL publications and materials: January 2015. No Warm and Fuzzy Wishes – A Critical Interrogation of Assessment and Feedback. The problem with trying to turn a webinar presentation into a blog post is the same problem as trying to turn the tools of the f2f classroom into the models for the online classroom.

There is a category confusion that obscures fundamental differences, and leads inexorably to the kind of horror show that online education has become in some venues. So what you will read here is a hybrid creature, borne of the union between lecture and lightshow, between accessibility and accountability. It’s ugly, but not dangerous. Perhaps….
Effective Feedback Strategies for the Online Classroom. Editor’s Note: The following article is an excerpt from the whitepaper Efficient and Effective Feedback in the Online Classroom.

Feedback is more than post-assignment commentary. When employed correctly, feedback can impact students on a variety of levels.
The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer. Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different. Here’s what admins — and teachers — need to know for job interviews and beyond Not long ago, the leadership team of a school district I was working with asked me: “If you were going to hire a new teacher, what would you ask in the interview?” They were concerned that hiring teachers with the right skills now can save a district a lot of money in staff development later.

Moreover, they wanted to hire teachers who would be open minded about changes to come. The problem is to balance the reality of today’s pressure for test scores and required teacher evaluation with the changes that can be anticipated during the next two decades. As I wrote in my last column, the traditional skill we have valued in teachers when paper was the dominant media—the ability to transfer knowledge of a subject—is becoming less important. Current question: What do you know about your subject? New question: How do you manage your own professional growth?
Ms. Computer Teacher - Hello. Every Teacher’s Guide to Assessment.

It’s not a stretch to say that assessment is a hot button issue in education; however, you’d be hard pressed to find an educator who doesn’t see the value in measuring student progress. Assessments themselves have been vilified, when, in fact, it’s why assessments are given and how the data is used that is really the issue. The Glossary of Education Reform gives this great overview of what high-stakes testing is and how it impacts students, teachers, and schools.
Policy - 01 Assessment – Pamoja Education Help Centre. Ref/ACSST/OPS/POL/ASS/020315 Principles of Assessment The Pamoja Education assessment policy is founded upon the principle that assessment should aim to Promote student learningMeasure student attainment and engagementProvide constructive feedback and supporting evidence regarding student attainment and engagement.

How to Motivate Students in the Online Learning Environment. How do I change my login password?
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